Vintage trap added to Mec's Great Northern SxS Classic

[Mark Beasland]

With the installation of 2 new trap fields progressing nicely at the MRC Sportsmans club. We are planing to add a vintage trap shoot to this years line up. Details to follow!!

https://www.facebook.com/greatnothernsxsclassic/?ref=settings

http://mrcsportsmansclub.com/great-northern-side-by-side-classic/

[Paul Harm]

Ok, I'll bite - what is vintage trap ? Gun down, like skeet ?

[Eric Eis]

I've asked the same question and no one seems to know the answer.............

[Michael Moffa]

Vintage Trap has to be single barrel muzzle loaders, makes that second shot on doubles a wee bit more challenging.

[Eric Eis]

Ok so is someone going to answer the question...............:rolleyes:

[Rich Anderson]

Old guys using old guns hence the vintage. It's just regular trap but with either a SXS or single barrel trap gun.

[Mark Beasland]

OK here is what we have come up with so far. Standard trap rules. Shoot one round from the 16yd line and the 2nd round you shoot from your score of the 1st round. Then add the 2 scores together for your score. So you score a 24 the 1st round then you shoot the 2nd round from the 24yd line and score a 23 your total score is 47. Guns must be SxS or single barrel and made before 1950.

This event will help fund the Scholastic Trap program. Not only fun but it's for the Children!!!!

Prize and schedule info still in the works.

[todd allen]

Vintage trap is live birds in a ring, but I digress, . . .

[Rich Anderson]

So if I shoot an 8 do I get to move forward??:whistle:

[Mark Beasland]

New fields are looking good!
http://i.imgur.com/AR4oSPH.jpg (https://imgur.com/AR4oSPH)

[Rich Anderson]

Do you get two shots at the bird?

[Mark Beasland]

No, that would give a disadvantage to the shooters of single barrel guns!

[Rich Anderson]

They would have to reload fast. I had read where vintage trap you had full use of the gun hence the question.

[John Davis]

This is about as vintage as you can get:
February 12, 1883, “The much talked of Kimble-Kleintz shooting contest took place at the Shooting Park, several hundred sportsmen from all parts of the state being present ... The match was for $500, the Peoria club backing Kimble against the noted Philadelphian, at 100 birds, thirty yards rise, ground trap, each contestant handling and trapping for his opponent and only one barrel to be used.

[Lee Sherfield]

If any of you gentleman and ladies are headed to our local shoot at MRC . I will be there from Wednesday until Saturday , look me up. Our youth trap team will have a tent there and if I'm not there, most of the other volunteers will know where I'm at. Looking forward to a great week of shooting. Lee

[Rich Anderson]

I'm looking forward to the shoot as always. I have the use of a DHE straight grip with 34 inch barrels. I'm not a trap shooter but am looking forward to giving it a try both at trap and the pigeon ring.

[Chuck Bishop]

I think you need to specify a little more about a single barrel gun. You probably mean a break open single barrel. I think by definition a Winchester Mdl 12 or any other pump gun would qualify and I'm not sure that is what you intended to allow. At our vintage trap and skeet shoot in Pa, a pump gun is not allowed no matter when it was produced.